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ronnie624

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5. The belief in a moral imperative to personal enrichment is pure theology.

Reply to moondust (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 3, 2016, 01:36 PM

Oct 2016

It permeates the fabric of our culture in the US. It's more potent than Christianity.

Oddly, the ideology that rationalizes it, violates fundamental logic, as well as generally accepted moral and ethical conventions found throughout the world.

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"genius" vs tax cheats [View all] niyad Oct 2016 OP

Couldn't have said it better myself. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #1

Furthermore, moondust Oct 2016 #2

exactly niyad Oct 2016 #4

The belief in a moral imperative to personal enrichment is pure theology. ronnie624 Oct 2016 #5

Indeed. moondust Oct 2016 #7

K&R... spanone Oct 2016 #3

K&R napkinz Oct 2016 #6